10 High Paying Technologies and Programming Language, Programmers Can Learn in 2018-2019

You can choose one of the technologies or programming language from this list to learn in 2018 and can switch to a high paying job in 2018 or 2019.

Since last a couple of the week, I have been doing some research about what to learn in 2018 when I stumbled about StackOverflow's Developer Survey for 2017. It's one of the best surveys for software developers, which provides useful insights about programming and IT world. One of the things I really like about this survey was its several lists e.g. the list of top 10 programming languages and the most loved frameworks by programmers, but the one I found most useful was the list of top paying technologies. This is a great list and allow you to choose what you can learn in 2018 to go to the next level in your career in terms of both financial and career growth.

In this article, I am going to talk about the top 10 high paying technologies programmers can learn in 2018. This is particularly important for that developer who stuck on low paying, boring jobs where they do nothing but start/stop the process and check logs.

Since growth is very important in our career, we also need to constantly learn new technologies and use them to our advantage.

You can choose one of the technologies or programming language from this list to learn in 2018 and can switch to a high paying job in 2018 or 2019.

10 High Paying Technologies and Programming languages

Here is the list of highest paying technologies you can learn in 2018 to give your career a boost. These technologies are both exciting to work and also rewards you financially for your hard work.

The list indicates the worldwide salary but you can also look at the salary for each region e.g. US, UK, Germany, India, and France on StackOverflow developer's survey.

In short, globally, developers who use Clojure in their jobs have the highest average salary at $72,000. In the U.S., developers who use Go as well as developers who use Scala are highest paid with an average salary of $110,000.

While, in the UK, it's TypeScript at $53,763 and in Germany, it's Java at the same. Finally, in France, it's Python at $42,151

And, here is the list I am talking about:

Now, let's see each of these technologies and some of the best online resources if you decide to learn any of them.

1. Clojure

Clojure is a dynamic, general-purpose programming language, combining the approachability and interactive development of a scripting language with an efficient and robust infrastructure for multithreaded programming.

Clojure is a compiled language, yet remains completely dynamic. It is also a dialect of the Lisp programming language. The average pay for Clojure developers worldwide is the USD $72,000

If you want to learn Clojure then Clojure Fundamentals - Part 1 By Alan Dipert on Pluralsight is a good resource to start with. Btw, you will need a Pluralsight monthly or annual membership to join this course, which cost around $29 monthly or $299 yearly, but completely worth it.

Pluralsight is like the Netflix for Programmers and Software Developers. It has more than 6000+ high-quality online courses to learn all sort of latest technologies.

Since programmers have to keep himself updated with new changes in the software development world, there is no better way than learning on Pluralsight. You can learn anything and anywhere, I mostly learn on the go while traveling.

And, last but not the least, Pluralsight offer 10-day FREE trial with no obligation, which means you can get this course for free by joining the free trial.

2. Rust

Rust is a systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents segfaults, and guarantees thread safety. It's backed by Mozilla research. It's also one of the most loved languages by developers as per the StackOverflow survey.

The average pay for Rust developers worldwide is $65,714. If you want to learn Rust then The Rust Programming Language course on Udemy is a good place to start with.

3. Elixir

To be honest, I have not heard about Elixir before this survey but it's also one of the highest paying technology. It's a dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications.

Elixir leverages the Erlang VM, known for running low-latency, distributed and fault-tolerant systems, while also being successfully used in web development and the embedded software domain.

The average pay for Elixir programmers worldwide is $65,000 USD. If you want to learn the Elixir, then The Complete Elixir and Phoenix Bootcamp course on Udemy is probably the best course to start with.

The average pay for F# developers worldwide is $64,516 USD. If you decide to learn F# in 2018 then the F# MasterClass from Udemy is the good place to start with.

If you want to learn the F#, then F# Fundamentals by Liam McLennan course on Pluralsight is probably the best course to start with.

5. Go

Go is an open source programming language by Google designed for building simple, fast, and reliable software. It provides lots of good features from other popular language and deliberately omits many bad ones.

It compiles fast, runs fast-ish, includes a runtime and garbage collection, has a simple static type system and dynamic interfaces. The average pay for Go developers worldwide is USD $64,516.

I have attended a couple of React and Redux courses of Stephen and I can say that he is one of the instructors on Udemy.

6. Perl

Perl is one of the oldest programming languages but it is still one of the top paying technologies. The average pay for Perl developers worldwide is $63,068. You may think that Perl is dead already and there is no point in learning Perl but let me tell you if you have some Perl experience you will still be in demand.

Though, if you are a complete beginner, I suggest you learn Python instead of Perl because Python is the more general purpose and the return of investment in Python is much better than Perl.

Learning Perl again only make sense if you have some prior experience and wants to take your knowledge to next level to become a Perl expert.

If you want to learn Perl, then Learn Perl by Doing by John Purcell is probably the best course to start with.

7. Groovy

Apache Groovy is a powerful, optionally typed and dynamic language, with static-typing and static compilation capabilities, for the Java platform aimed at improving developer productivity thanks to a concise, familiar and easy to learn syntax.

Scala is a general-purpose programming language providing support for functional programming and a strong static type system. Designed to be concise, many of Scala's design decisions aimed to address criticisms of Java.

The best part of Scala is that Scala code is compiled into Java bytecode which can run on any JVM. The average pay for Rust developers worldwide is USD $60,000

If you want to learn the Ruby, then Scala: Getting Started by Justin on Pluralsight is a great resource to start with.

If you are still not convinced about learning Scala, I suggest you take a look at the 10 reasons to learn Scala in 2018, which has a lot more points to suggest why learning Scala is a great idea.

10. R Programming Language

R is a free programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics that is supported by the R Foundation for Statistical Computing.

With growing demand for Data Analysts, a good knowledge of R can seriously improve your chances of getting a high paying job in 2018. The average pay for R developers worldwide is $57,125

If you want to learn the Ruby, then R Programming A-Z: R For Data Science With Real Exercises! on Udemy is a great resource to start with. You will also get a certificate of completion, just like showing below, which you can put on your LinkedIn profile to show that you know R and know it well.

If you need more choices and don't mind starting with free resources, you can see my list of free R Programming courses for Data Scientists.

That's all about some of the high paying technologies programmers can learn in 2018-19. These technologies will not only make your resume more useful but also help you in getting a better job and better pay. So, what are you waiting for start your 2018-19 journey by choosing one of the high paying technology from this list? Btw, this is not the latest survey, things have changed the little bit on the latest survey but many technologies still in the list of top paying technologies. You can check the StackOverflow 2018 Developer Survey for the latest ranking.